I was one of the very few in my area without the vaccination scar. My mother said that I had the vaccine but it didn't "take", so I don't have one.

I went to elementary school in Missouri during the 1970s.

My sister and I both had the vaccine shot the same day, probably in 1969 since I think she had to have it to start school and the nurse said she might as well give me mine too since I'd need it in a couple of years. Sis became very ill for a couple of days and she has a terrible scar. I on the other hand had no symptoms or any sign of a scar. The doctor said the same, that mine didn't take or that I had some type of natural immunization and if I'd been exposed to the actual virus I probably would have been fine.

OK, new stupid question: Of these marks < > which is 'more than' and which is 'less than'?

I thought I had a handle on them, that this one < meant 'less than' because it pointed backwards on an imaginary number line: 3 < 4. But then I got the update for "My Singing Monsters" and overnight my statistics went from 34 'likes' to >1000 'likes'. Which would mean more than a thousand likes, correct?

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OK, new stupid question: Of these marks < > which is 'more than' and which is 'less than'?

I thought I had a handle on them, that this one < meant 'less than' because it pointed backwards on an imaginary number line: 3 < 4. But then I got the update for "My Singing Monsters" and overnight my statistics went from 34 'likes' to >1000 'likes'. Which would mean more than a thousand likes, correct?

The end with the smaller space between the lines is the smaller number - 2 < 3, or 100 > 0.

OK, new stupid question: Of these marks < > which is 'more than' and which is 'less than'?

I thought I had a handle on them, that this one < meant 'less than' because it pointed backwards on an imaginary number line: 3 < 4. But then I got the update for "My Singing Monsters" and overnight my statistics went from 34 'likes' to >1000 'likes'. Which would mean more than a thousand likes, correct?

The end with the smaller space between the lines is the smaller number - 2 < 3, or 100 > 0.

The mnemonic I made up for that sign when I was little is that it's Pac-Man, and he eats the big numbers. I was a bit of a video game nerd.

OK, new stupid question: Of these marks < > which is 'more than' and which is 'less than'?

I thought I had a handle on them, that this one < meant 'less than' because it pointed backwards on an imaginary number line: 3 < 4. But then I got the update for "My Singing Monsters" and overnight my statistics went from 34 'likes' to >1000 'likes'. Which would mean more than a thousand likes, correct?

Yup.

I learned it as the wide part of the > or < means greater because it is wider (bigger) than the narrow part (or point) which is small. So the pointy side always points to the smaller amount.

"I know water skis have foot holds/shoes . . . do some surfboards have the same thing?"

No, they don't. Water skis need footholds because the person on the skis is being pulled forward so the skis would be pulled off backward if they weren't attached. Surfboards are pushed from behind by the wave and the rider stands on it like a platform, so they don't have to be attached to the board.

"Additional question, if you watch the video: What the heck is that person hanging on to? . . . the person on snow skis at the very beginning and shown several times throughout the video. It looks like a long pole, I'm just wondering if it's attached to anything."

The camera that's recording the video you're watching is on the end of the pole.

Virg

Thanks, Virg!

I rewatched the video and there it is, quite obvious if I knew what I was looking at, right in the beginning the camera attached to the pole. Some pretty impressive footage from that camera!

OK, new stupid question: Of these marks < > which is 'more than' and which is 'less than'?

I thought I had a handle on them, that this one < meant 'less than' because it pointed backwards on an imaginary number line: 3 < 4. But then I got the update for "My Singing Monsters" and overnight my statistics went from 34 'likes' to >1000 'likes'. Which would mean more than a thousand likes, correct?

The end with the smaller space between the lines is the smaller number - 2 < 3, or 100 > 0.

The mnemonic I made up for that sign when I was little is that it's Pac-Man, and he eats the big numbers. I was a bit of a video game nerd.

I was taught at school (30-mumble) years ago, to imagine a Very Hungry Crocodile. He *always* wants to eat the bigger number. I *still* have to use that imagery.

But then again, I still need to use my fingers to do the nine times table.

OK, new stupid question: Of these marks < > which is 'more than' and which is 'less than'?

I thought I had a handle on them, that this one < meant 'less than' because it pointed backwards on an imaginary number line: 3 < 4. But then I got the update for "My Singing Monsters" and overnight my statistics went from 34 'likes' to >1000 'likes'. Which would mean more than a thousand likes, correct?

The end with the smaller space between the lines is the smaller number - 2 < 3, or 100 > 0.

The mnemonic I made up for that sign when I was little is that it's Pac-Man, and he eats the big numbers. I was a bit of a video game nerd.

I was taught at school (30-mumble) years ago, to imagine a Very Hungry Crocodile. He *always* wants to eat the bigger number. I *still* have to use that imagery.

But then again, I still need to use my fingers to do the nine times table.

I still use those exact mnemonics (both of them) with students. They still work.

OK, new stupid question: Of these marks < > which is 'more than' and which is 'less than'?

I thought I had a handle on them, that this one < meant 'less than' because it pointed backwards on an imaginary number line: 3 < 4. But then I got the update for "My Singing Monsters" and overnight my statistics went from 34 'likes' to >1000 'likes'. Which would mean more than a thousand likes, correct?

The end with the smaller space between the lines is the smaller number - 2 < 3, or 100 > 0.

The mnemonic I made up for that sign when I was little is that it's Pac-Man, and he eats the big numbers. I was a bit of a video game nerd.

I was taught at school (30-mumble) years ago, to imagine a Very Hungry Crocodile. He *always* wants to eat the bigger number. I *still* have to use that imagery.

But then again, I still need to use my fingers to do the nine times table.